title: [Abortion as a cause of maternal mortality].
abstract: It has been shown that 65.8% of 343 women died in the second trimester and 69.6% after an illegal abortion. Sepsis and peritonitis were the main causes in the general population (73.9%) and in women who died from illegal abortions (88.6%). Defects in medical care were found.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Volgina
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Gurtovoĭ
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality*; D000031:Abortion, Septic / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014586:USSR
vernacular_title: Abort kak prichina materinskoĭ smertnosti.